Claudio’s is in the driving seat at Gstaad Scott.
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MTB Cribs: On the road with Gstaad-Scott
Team manager Claudio Caluori takes us on a tour of the team’s World Cup wheels.
Written by Faye Brozek
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The UCI World Cup circuit is constantly on the move, with riders, teams and their support staff constantly jumping from one location to the next.
Many of the teams have some pretty impressive vehicles, tricked out with all the little luxuries you need for a summer on the road. We join Gstaad-Scott team manager Claudio Caluori for a tour around their race bus.
The Gstaad Scott pit in all its glory.
The Gstaad Scott pit in all its glory.© Bartek Woliński/Red Bull Content Pool
Before we had the bus it was used by rock bands for touring
– Claudio Caluori
Now it's used by the Gstaad-Scott Team to transport their crew, kit and supplies around the World Cup circuit. Touring around with team riders Brendan Fairclough and Neko Mulally is a sports director, a physiotherapist/cook, two mechanics, a videographer and a team manager. 
Claudio’s is in the driving seat at Gstaad Scott.
Claudio’s is in the driving seat at Gstaad Scott.© Bartek Woliński/Red Bull Content Pool
We drove down here straight from Fort William, myself and Ben (the mechanic) alternated with the driving. We started Sunday night at 11pm and were here on Tuesday at 4pm. While one slept, the other drove. The constant movement is a bit like being on a boat – but on the twisty mountain roads it's a bit harder to sleep!
– Claudio Caluori
Scroll below to see the team’s sleeping quarters.
Brendan, Neko and the team's physiotherapist stay in apartments during the rounds, with the rest of the crew spending the majority of their summer living on the bus.
The crib is the perfect place to relax.
The crib is the perfect place to relax.© Bartek Woliński/Red Bull Content Pool
Towed behind the bus in a separate trailer is the team's changing room and storage area. A slight pong of damp kit and rubber fills the air as you approach the doors. "Don't go in there, it smells!" warns Claudio. 
Explore the lockers (smell free) from the comfort of your screen.
As they'd come directly from Fort William there were plenty of spare tyres and parts stockpiled ready for all occasions.
Mud tyres, dry tyres, different compounds for different systems. We've got around 50 spare tyres in stock at the moment. We'll be going back to base before Lenzerheide so we can restock before the next round.
– Claudio Caluori
Looking after Brendan and Neko's bikes are team mechanics Ben Vergnaud and Logan Mulally. Vergnaud doubles up as the main bus driver and Mulally (Neko's younger brother) spanners and helps out around the pits.
Christine Gegeckas is the team's physiotherapist and cook – if you can smell apple pie wafting around the pits, then it's most likely coming from the Gstaad-Scott bus.
Christine looks after us so we don't need to worry about food. Otherwise I just eat stuff raw, as I'm too lazy for cooking
– Claudio Caluori
Relaxing after a hard day on the saddle.
Relaxing after a hard day on the saddle.© Bartek Woliński/Red Bull Content Pool
Anyone fancy a bite to eat?
Anyone fancy a bite to eat?© Bartek Woliński/Red Bull Content Pool
For late-night revellers there's a secret side entrance that can only be opened by a security pad. 
If you're too drunk and you don't remember the code then you won’t get in.
Since there is a bed at the front of the bus, where the driver is, if it's late the team don't want to open the door and disturb him. So there's a separate entrance on the side that leads directly to the bedrooms – it's a feature leftover from when the bus was used by touring rock bands.
When not looking after the crew, Team Manager Claudio Caluroi can be found chatting his way down the World Cup downhill tracks – see his run from Leogang here.
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